jalte hue jangal se guzarna tha hamein bhi phir barf ke sahra mein thaharna tha hamein bhi mear-nawazi mein kahan us ko sukun tha us shokh ki nazron se utarna tha hamein bhi jaan bakhsh tha pal bhar ke liye lams kisi ka phir karb ke dariya mein utarna tha hamein bhi yaron ki nazar hi mein na the pankh hamare khud apni udanon ko katarna tha hamein bhi wo shahad mein duba hua lahja wo takhatub ikhlas ke wo rang ki darna tha hamein bhi yaad aae jo qadron ke mahakte hue gulban chandi ke hisaron se ubharna tha hamein bhi sone ke handole mein wo khush-posh magan tha mausam bhi suhana tha sanwarna tha hamein bhi har phul pe us shakhs ko patthar the chalane ashkon se har ek barg ko bharna tha hamein bhi us ko tha bahut naz khadd-o-khal pe 'amabar' ek roz tah-e-khak bikharna tha hamein bhi